Dow Corning Names Ashland Distribution Co. as a North American Key Distributor for Selected Healthcare Products.Business Editors, Health/Medical Writers MIDLAND, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002 Dow Corning Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicon and silicone-based technology, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Inc. Corp. has chosen Ashland Distribution Co.'s Fine Ingredients Division as a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. key distributor for selected healthcare products from Dow Corning. Most of these products were previously available only by direct purchase from Dow Corning's Health Care Industries business. Based in Dublin, Ohio Dublin is a city in Delaware, Franklin, and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 31,392 at the 2000 census. In 2006, the population was estimated to be 36,565[1], and Dublin continues to be one of the fastest-growing suburbs of Columbus. , Ashland Distribution Company's Fine Ingredients Division is a leading North American distributor of specialty and nutraceutical ingredients, additives and processing aids to the food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , nutritional, pharmaceutical, and personal care and cosmetics industries. "Because Ashland Distribution currently sells many active pharmaceuticals, we at Dow Corning felt confident that Ashland would pass our very stringent audits and procedural requirements necessary to sell silicone materials into healthcare markets," says Chris Combs, Dow Corning's global key distribution manager. Dow Corning(R) brand medical fluids, Dimethicone-NF, and Simethicone products will now be available to the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing markets through Ashland's distribution network. In February, Ashland Distribution Company will distribute the recently introduced Dow Corning(R) Silky Touch product line of topical excipients excipients, n.pl all the constituents of a remedy that lack medicinal properties. See also adjuvant, auxiliary substance, and vehicle. . These excipients were developed to provide improved aesthetics, improved bioavailability bioavailability /bio·avail·a·bil·i·ty/ (bi?o-ah-val?ah-bil´i-te) the degree to which a drug or other substance becomes available to the target tissue after administration. bi·o·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty n. of drugs and actives, and ease of processing in formulations. "In North America alone, Ashland Distribution's Fine Ingredients Division has more than 40 warehousing facilities, a fleet of 400 delivery trucks and more than 50 sales professionals," Mr. Combs says. "With these resources, the Ashland and Dow Corning team forms a strong alliance to meet our customers' needs quickly and effectively." This arrangement supports more than 25 years of close partnership between Dow Corning and Ashland Distribution Company. "Both organizations constantly strive to expand their long-standing partnership by looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to better deliver value and service to various market segments that use these very important products," said Jerry Snyder, vice president, Ashland Distribution Company's Fine Ingredients Division. Medical fluids and active pharmaceutical ingredients produced at Dow Corning Healthcare Materials sites are manufactured in a dedicated, FDA-registered (CFN CFN Center for Functional Nanomaterials CFN Companhia Ferroviaria do Nordeste (Brazil) CFN Commercial Fueling Network CFN Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas (Brazil) 1816403) and inspected facility, in compliance with cGMPs for Drug Products (21 CFR CFR See: Cost and Freight 210-211). For more information on these Dow Corning products, please contact a Fine Ingredients Division sales representative or call customer service at 1-877-FID-EAST or 1-877-FID-WEST. Dow Corning, which develops, manufactures and markets diverse silicon-based technologies, currently offers more than 7,000 products to customers around the world. Dow Corning is a global leader in silicon-based materials with shares equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW TYO: 4850 ) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan. Overview The Dow Chemical Company is currently the second largest chemical manufacturer in the World (after BASF)[1]. and Corning Incorporated. Ashland Distribution Company, a division of Ashland Inc., is a leading distributor of chemicals, plastics, fiber reinforcements and fine ingredients in North America, and a leading Pan-European distributor of plastics. Ashland Distribution has more than 100 distribution sites serving North America and Europe. Visit the Internet web site at http://www.FIDonline.com or http://www.ashdist.com to learn more about these operations. Ashland Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ASH) is a Fortune 250 company providing products, services and customer solutions throughout the world. The company's businesses include road construction, specialty chemicals, lubricants, car-care products, chemical and plastics distribution, and transportation fuels. Through the dedication of its employees, Ashland Inc. is "The Who In How Things Work(TM)." Find Ashland Inc. at http://www.ashland.com. Visit Dow Corning's Internet site at www.dowcorning.com. Note: Please refer reader inquiries generated by this release to Dow Corning Corporation, Reference P1185, P.O. Box 1769, Midland, MI 48641-1769. (R) Registered Trademark, Dow Corning Corporation (TM) Trademark, Ashland Inc. |
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